Example sentences of "[v-ing] when he [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry Burrows rode round his house on Midsummer Eve in a white sheet pretending to be a ghost , we nearly died laughing when he told us — ’ |
| 2 | He was laughing when he said it . |
| 3 | Where had he been going when he left her ? |
| 4 | He was lying when he said he 'd checked the house . |
| 5 | DeVore might have been lying when he said he had no motive in helping her , but he was right about Mach wanting her dead . |
| 6 | I believe firmly that John McEnroe is not lying when he says he sees the small print on a tennis ball , and Jackie himself has often referred to his vision as a paramount essential in driving . |
| 7 | In one case , which has still to come to trial , it is not clear which hat the salesman was wearing when he made his deals : his own or the life company 's . |
| 8 | What a voter is saying when he gives his first-preference vote to a particular candidate of a particular party is , " I want this candidate , of this party , to be elected " . |
| 9 | Party Politics , known as an equine giant in racing circles because of his massive size , was cruising when he took it up four fences from home , and winning jockey Carl Llewellyn later admitted that his chief concern at that stage had been striking the front too early . |
| 10 | Some of the extreme cases ( such as the Yorkshire miners who would strike unless electricity were connected to their village ) did reach the public eye , and it became clear that Citrine was not fooling when he said there were many equally damaging examples for which the chairmen would insist on pinning the blame where it belonged — on government . |
| 11 | Fran must have made some noise , some movement , some tiny betraying gesture , because he swung round , his face hardening when he saw her in the doorway . |
| 12 | Philip walked back home , only running when he reached his own gate . |
| 13 | Mr Nicos , the manager of the Kamara , will be welcoming Club guests for the sixth summer running when he opens his doors in Summer '90 and once again he is looking forward to dealing exclusively with us . |
| 14 | I 'll ask him if he was joking when he said there was a wild animal in my woods . |
| 15 | He stopped reading when he saw her . |
| 16 | Its as if he was ranting and raving when he said it . |
| 17 | I forced him to try marriage guidance and then backed off bawling when he told our counsellor he 'd felt alienated since our eldest , then seven , was two . ’ |
| 18 | Peter took the end of a candle from his pocket , and his hand was shaking when he lit it with a match . |
| 19 | ‘ I liked the way that , we 'd be on the bandstand playing and he 'd just be walking around and playing and just look at you and kind of tip his head , you 'd play and then he 'd start playing when he wanted you to stop ! |
| 20 | So he can look boyish and appealing when he sweeps it back off his forehead . |
| 21 | He was following when he heard her speak , so he held back . |
| 22 | I remember him chuckling when he told me about the big farm men who came to have their teeth extracted . |
| 23 | ‘ Your father will think he is dreaming when he sees you ! ’ |